Nvidia 6111

Here's the logfile of what happens when I do get the source path right.

nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Sat Jan 29 23:42:31 2005

option status:
license pre-accepted : false
update : false
force update : false
expert : false
uninstall : false
driver info : false
no precompiled interface: false
no ncurses color : false
query latest driver ver : false
OpenGL header files : false
no questions : false
silent : false
X install prefix : /usr/X11R6
OpenGL install prefix : /usr
Installer install prefix: /usr
kernel source path : /usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.10
kernel install path : (not specified)
proc mount point : /proc
ui : (not specified)
tmpdir : /tmp
ftp site : ftp://download.nvidia.com

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f
rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
your kernel.
-> Using the kernel source path '/usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.10' as specified by
the '--kernel-source-path' commandline option.
-> Kernel source path: '/usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.10'
-> Performing cc_version_check with CC="cc".
ERROR: If you are using a Linux 2.4 kernel, please make sure
you either have configured kernel sources matching your
kernel or the correct set of kernel headers installed
on your system.

If you are using a Linux 2.6 kernel, please make sure
you have configured kernel sources matching your kernel
installed on your system. If you specified a separate
output directory using either the "KBUILD_OUTPUT" or
the "O" KBUILD parameter, make sure to specify this
directory with the SYSOUT environment variable or with
the appropriate nvidia-installer command line option.
ERROR: Installation has failed. Please see the file
'/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details. You may find suggestions
on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

First off, don't use the latest Nvidia driver with any debian distro from what I have been reading on other mesage boards.
You can download the nvidia-glx.deb package from here: http://debian.experimentos.cl/debian/pool/non-free/n/nvidia-graphics-drivers/ you want the nvidia-glx_1.0.6111-1_i386.deb package. Simply download it and right click on the file select MANAGE PACKAGE >INSTALL. That should take care of it. After that open Mepis system center and select mouse & display. Undr the display tab check the box that says somthing about "official nvidia driver" hit apply and reboot.

the easier way to install it, would be via apt-get
just go to a root console and type:
apt-get install -t unstable nvidia-glx
and then you'll have the newest nvidia version 6629 installed

greetz, ruben

Ruben.. Did you get 6629 working with SimplyMEPIS?? I tried it and never got it to go to X just the text prompt. It gives an error somthing to the effect of 6629 not compatible with 611 headers or somthing like that. Anyway, I did some reading over at Mepislovers and it seemed to be a common isuue with everyone. One of the posts said somthing about finding 6111, so I went hunting for it and tried it. That was what worked for me.
This Nvidia and linux reminds of the old days when I had a GeForce2 MX400. I spent hours on end reading at geforcefaq.com ...... Don't even know if that site still exists